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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Mayhem on October 23, 2016, 07:30:23 PM
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It is with great regret that I have been informed that Don "Grizzly" Jacobson passed away Saturday the 22nd day of October 2016.
This was posted to his facebook.
"Hello everyone. This is Don's son Todd posting this. With much sadness I have to announce my dad Don passed away yesterday evening. He fought a hard battle with cancer and the cancer along with its complications took my dad at 5:33 pm last night. I personally am devastated and feel like I've lost the best friend I've ever had. He was such a good man. Right to the very end he was more concerned about how I was going to be than his own perilous situation. I will forever be grateful and miss him. I wanted to let you know so nobody would be wondering where he went. He's with God almighty now. I love you Pops."
My condolences to the family and this community.
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Very sad to hear. Don was a good man. My condolences to him family and friends.
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Very sad to hear. Don was a good man. My condolences to him family and friends.
Not many of us get to be legends in our own time. For Bigweekers, at least, the Grizz was.
RIP dude.
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I'm sorry to hear of Grizzly's passing. My sincerest sympathies to you and your family.
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RIP Grizz
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Not many of us get to be legends in our own time.
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:salute I remember Grizz. A good player and a Loss.
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:salute Grizz was definitely a force in AH, and he will be very sorely missed. I can tell from his son's few words, that we were extremely fortunate that he shared precious moments with us, and still managed to raise the kind of son we would all be proud to call our own.
My condolences Tod, the Jacobson family and friends. Believe me he WILL be remembered.
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Thought I might post this...........
it goes way back but gives some insight into Grizzly......... and although it relates to a debate back in 2001 has some lessons today............
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Final Tribute To Air Warrior.
« Reply #102 on: 08 November 2001, 03:12:00 »
I don't blame AH folks one bit for resenting the influx of AW players, nor because of their lack of awareness of the rich history and traditions of AW, WB, and AH. Fact of the matter is that many players in AW don't know who Jonathan Baron is either. Most players signed up to play the game, not get all wrapped up in history of it. So for these folks I think it best that you ignore posts pertaining to the days of yore.
To all the rest, I must say I'm surprised so many seem unaware of the fine points of AH. Unaware of the rich history of the game... strike that... not the game but the community that sprung up around the game. It was back then, fifteen years ago that AH got its start. When we speak of AW history, we speak also of WB and AH history. They are inseperable.
Our choice for an online game comes complete with a culture and a community. This is true of most games where the players interact with each other on a personal basis, where friendships are made and bonds formed. Even Electronic Arts is aware of this, for in their last quarterly statement they mentioned that a players involvement in massive multiplayer online games can be as little as 10% game playing and 90% related activities.
But there is something else that many AH and AW community members know, that there is no other online game that has managed to create a community structure so strong as ours. One reason for this is folks like Jonathan "BB" Baron. I'll go out on a limb and say that Blue Baron is the world's foremost authority on multiplayer game communities. He has studied community dynamics in detail and is published on the subject. He is recognized for his knowledge by the gaming industry. There are factors that make our community great that many are not aware of. Such as the fact that game play is not predetermined for us, but the company provides the play ground and the players provide the game. Certainly all of you know this, but many don't know the significance of this in building a close community. Another is the concept of shame and glory, only Blue Baron can do this subject justice.
Many of us from AW have the greatest respect for the folks who started the game, worked over the years to make it better, and have enriched it over the years. Blue Baron is one. HiTech is another, as is Pyro. These are all our friends from long before AH went beta.
There are a few things that will draw the tears of these AW players. One is the legacy of Scavenger and the other the greatest generation, our vets, especially the WW2 aviators that we aspire to.
Many of the forefathers of online combat now play in WarBirds, and many of them are here in AcesHigh. But many never left AW until it was shut down and now choose to come here. These players are of strong character (I bet HiTech chuckles at this) and their presence will be felt. This is not to say they will try to take over AH, but just as you can't combine two cups of water without the result taking on the characteristics of each, this influx of AW players will have an affect on AH... I think it will be a positive thing.
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:salute <S>Grizzly - You will not be forgotten.
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